Danger-indicating means for highways



Sept. 6,1927.

M. L. JONES DANGER INDICATING MEANS FOR HIGHWAYS Original Filed April l.1926 Inventor Patented Sept. 6, 1927.

UNITED STATES MINNIE L. JONES, 0F CORNELIA, GEORGIA.

DANGER-INDICATING MEANS FOR HIGHWAYS.

Application filed April 1, 1926, Serial No. 99,066.

This invention relates to vehicle highways and has for its primaryobject to so construct a highway at opposite sides of a railroadcrossing in order that it will be practically impossible for a vehicleto cross the track at a high speed, but consequently enabling the driverof the vehicle to bring his machine to a stop even though he is directlyadjacent the track in the event a train is approaching the crossing forpreventing accidents.

A further object of the invention is to construct a highway in orderthat the drivers of machines approaching the crossing` may noteobstructions that are placed in the high way in predetermined spacedrelation with the tracks so that the machine may be slowed up prior tomeeting the construction to prevent the jarring of the machine and theoccupants therein which would otherwise be the case should the drivertake the machine over the obstructions while going at even a moderaterate of speed.

A still further object is the construction of a highway wherein use ismade of old and worn track rails for providing the obstructions so thatthe same may be placed without entailing any additional cost in thelaying of the highway.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of the invention isbetter understood the same comprising the novel form of highwayhereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing andclaimed.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate correspondingparts throughout the several views:

Figure l is a top plan view of a highway and track crossing disclosingthe highway at opposite sides of the crossing constructed in accordancewith the present invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the highway takensubstantially upon the line 2-2 of Figure l, and

Figure 3 is a transverse cross section of the highway directly adjacentthe exposed side of one of the obstructions.

Now having particular reference tothe drawing, 5 indicates a highway and6 railroad tracks that cross the same.

In carrying out my invention I provide a predetermined number' of spacedtrans* versely extending obstructions across thev highway to break thespeed of vehicles approaching the crossing in order that they may beinstantly stopped should a train be Renewed July 6, 1927.

approaching the highway. These obstructions which are designated 7 arein the form of rail sections that are anchored to cross ties 8 that areembedded within the material `forming the highway during the laying 0fthe same. These rail sections are in a predetermined spaced relation aspreviously mentioned and as shown in Figure 1, and are readily visibleto the drivers of machines approaching the crossing and will obviouslyprevent the passage of a machine thereover while traveling at greatspeed unless the driver desires to suffer the consequences of passingover said rails while traveling at great speed, the consequencesobviously bethe breaking of springs, the blowing out ot tires and thegeneral shaking up of the occupants of the machine.

If desired, the material forming the roadway may be mounded at t-h-esides of the rails adjacent the trackway as indicated at 9, said moundsbeing inclined as shown in order that the machine will not drop fromoil1 of the rails after the wheels have climbed upon the treads thereofwhen passing in a direction toward the track. These mounds further serveas a backing for the rails to prevent the same becoming loose upon thetie due to machines passing thereover.

It will lthus be seen that I have provided means upon a highway atopposite sides of a railroad crossing for indicating to the drivers ofapproaching machines that' they are about to reach a railroad crossingand that will I believe effectively prevent the travel of the machine ata great rate of speed prior to crossing the track.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is i 1. A roadway constructed with transverselyextending countersunk ties at oppo site sides of a railroad crossing,and rail lengths anchored to said ties for providing obstructions in theroadway at opposite sides of said crossing.

2. A roadway constructed with transversely extending countersunk ties atopposite sides of a railroad crossing, rail lengths anchored to saidties for providing obstruc tions in the roadway at opposite sides ofsaid crossing, and inclined mounds formed upon the roadway at the sidesof the rails adjacent the crossing.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

MINNIE L.' JONES.

